Entry 229; Day 551

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Those were not the sort of fireworks I'd had in mind. I'd much rather see them burst somewhere fairly far away from me, where I can admire them and not have them on top of me, all gunpowder and fire. And I especially don't enjoy finding a bundle of them on my desk first thing in the morning, smoking, and ready to explode.

I should like to apologise to the other residents in the opera house if that early morning explosion woke them. I had no choice but to toss it out of the window. Although it was impressive when it exploded halfway down, that is not what I had in mind.

Lucy, I am sorry that the celebration wasn't quite as we, or at least I, had intended. Still, it was rather exciting, and the fireworks were still spectacular. Were there any real bonfires lit or did we settle for fireworks and call that enough? I didn't really want to go out after dark with all those explosions still going on.

And I heard there were others, more and worse, in building number five too, though that was a few days ago. It's been some time since a building properly exploded here. It seems rather familiar to have it happen again. How appalling that I'm that jaded.

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that the City would decide to wreck another holiday, and one I knew as well. Admittedly, fireworks aren't the safest things, and any mention of those, any mention of anything dangerous seems to delight the 'deities'. I have to wonder what might become of Christmas now, though I don't like to wonder about it.

There's a bit of an alternation going on: Hallowe'en last year was difficult, but this year was mild; Christmas last year was mild, but this year may be cursed. I rather hope not. There's the Thanksgiving holiday too later this month that I know some celebrated last year. Hopefully that will be left unscathed. And I hope that next Monday evening will be quiet.

I've noticed that a great many curses seem to strike during the weekends, and that was my reason for choosing a Monday evening, rather than a Friday or a Saturday evening. It's getting a bit difficult to live between the curses, or at least tedious to do so.

Megumi, despite your piece being punctuated by explosions and fireworks, I did very much like it. I'd be glad to perform it with you at your music festival. I shall need more time to practice it, of course, since it's not in my usual style, but I think it would be a great success. You and I have played--or at least sung--together once or twice. I think it would be excellent.

It seems that half the City is falling ill at the moment. I certainly hope I don't catch it. And for those of you who are ill, do forgive my not paying you a visit. I do wish you well, but I wish myself well too. When you're over the worst of it and feeling stronger, I'll be glad to visit you.

The City has better medicine than we ever had in my world, but I'm not sure anything more than rest and time will heal whatever this illness is that's going around. It can't be so bad as influenza, though it seems like it--

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So I do wish those who are ill well, but also wish them sense: sense enough to go to the hospital or a doctor if it comes to that. And I shall be doing my best to keep from falling ill at all.

It slipped by me almost without my noticing it: it's been fully a year and a half that I've been here. I suppose I've been here so long, I might as well stop counting. It seemed just another day, not some day on which to brood about my having been here for so long. I have been here for that long, and what of it?

So passes a year and a half, and a handful of days.

~C.

[ooc: Megumi-mun--assumption okay ♥? Yup, he's mad that his holiday got co-opted, but others don't. Grr.]